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Can't format on NTFS
Name: Igor Date: August 1, 2003 at 10:24:52 Pacific OS: XPPro CPU/Ram: Anth 2000+, 256,
Comment:
When I am installing XP Pro, I can't format partition C: on NTFS(slow), fast formating C: on NTFS I can. I have run test for HD, for RAM, everything is OK.I have run low format on 80 GB HD, nothing had changed.
Name: Lucid Date: August 1, 2003 at 13:47:39 Pacific
Reply:
If there isn't any data on the drive, I'd suggest wiping it using FDISK from a Win98 Startup disk and then creating a single partition that encompasses the entire drive. This will test basic disk integrity.
After that, try connecting it as a slave drive to another system and running some disk scans on it....
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Response Number 2
Name: Igi Date: August 1, 2003 at 22:52:35 Pacific
Reply:
I have done that- FDISK(W98) and testing and low formating with the utility program from the IBM Toshiba (HD producer), some other programs( my personal computer guru has).
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